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New World Test
September 2001
1. The Virginia colony of Jamestown was beset by
a. lack of capable leadership
b. inadequate food and agricultural methods
c. disease
d. all of the above
2. The economy of the Virginia colony rested on
a. selling royal lands to immigrants
b. growing and exporting tobacco
c. exporting rum
d. mining silver and gold
3. To attract English settlers, joint stock companies like
the Virginia Company promised settlers all of the
following except
a. cheap land
b. participation in colonial government
c. religious freedom
d. freedom from burdensome taxation
4. All British settlements of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries were alike in
a. guaranteeing religious freedom for all Christians
b. growing tobacco for export to England
c. enfranchising all male adults who owned land
d. establishing representative government under written
guidelines
5. It would later become important in American history
that northern and southern English colonies differed in
a. religions
b. the background of settlers
c. economic structure
d. type of local government
6. Because the Calvinists in New England believed in
predestination, they
a. strove to display their favor with God by working hard
and conspicuously following the commandments
b. lived an unsettled life, hunting and foraging, trusting
that God would provide
c. were more tolerant of other creeds since salvation was
believed to be out of human hands
d. came to the New World in search of converts rather
than gold
7. The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth in 1620
belonged to a group of Church of England reformers
known as
a. Presbyterians
b. Unitarians
c. Methodists
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d. Separatists
8. The Mayflower Compact of 1620 was significant
because it
a. guaranteed cooperation between the Pilgrims and the
Puritans
b. established harmony between the Indians and Pilgrim
settlers
c. was the first cooperative agreement between two
English colonies, Virginia and Massachusetts
d. established a representative government for the
Plymouth Pilgrims
9. The transformation of the charter of the Massachusetts
Bay Company was important because it
a. opened vast new tracts of land for settlement
b. established the basis for separate political power in the
colony
c. extended the economic powers of the colony
d. granted religious freedom to all settlers in the colony
10. Which of the following was not a characteristic of
Puritan colonial governments?
a. significant political authority by church leaders
b. voting privileges only for Puritan congregational
members
c. the obligation of each colonial government to enforce
the Commandments
d. a local representative legislature and a governor
11. Roger Williams created enemies in both the
Massachusetts Bay Colony and in England by
a. making an argument or claim for all of the above
b. claiming that Indians had a right to payment for their
lands
c. arguing that the churches of England should be
repudiated
d. arguing that the government had no authority over
religious matters
12. Anne Hutchinson earned the disfavor of
Massachusetts by
a. arguing against Calvin's doctrine of predestination in
favor of free will
b. demanding freedom of religion for Catholics
c. charging clergymen with preaching false doctrine
d. defending those accused of witchcraft
13. The Calverts helped to establish Maryland primarily
to
a. establish a base from which to attack Spanish shipping
b. Christianize the Indians
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c. provide a refuge for Catholics
d. grow tropical products
14. "Mercantilism" refers to an economic policy
emphasizing
a. noninterference of the state in the private economic
sector in order to maximize free competition and growth
b. the increase of national wealth by encouraging
imports and reducing exports
c. direction of all economic activities by the state in
order to maximize its economic welfare
d. discouragement of colonies because of their upkeep
costs
15. English and American economic goals were
compatible in the mercantilist era because
a. the colonies were unable to manufacture their own
goods due to a shortage of labor
b. the colonies needed cheap manufactured goods
c. the colonies had an abundance of raw materials that
England needed
d. all of the above factors were operative.
16. In the seventeenth century England's colonial policy
lacked consistency because
a. the power of Spain in the Western Hemisphere
prevented England from enforcing its policies
b. the colonies were too strong for England to enforce its
policies
c. internal power struggles between king and Parliament
distracted attention from the colonies
d. the House of Lords could not convince the House of
Commons to take an interest in colonial affairs
17. Which of the following is not a provision of the
Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1663?
a. All trade must be on ships owned by and constructed
in either the colonies or England.
b. Nearly all imports into the colonies must come by
way of England.
c. The vast majority of the crew of merchant ships must
be English or English subjects.
d. All colonial exports must go to England or her
colonies.
18. In 1664 Charles II solved the problem of Dutch
competition in the American colonies by
a. negotiating mutual trading rights with the Dutch
government
b. destroying the Dutch merchant fleet, thereby taking
control of the seas from the Dutch
c. buying New Amsterdam from the Dutch West India
Company
d. seizing Dutch territories and turning them over to the
Duke of York
19. All of the following were proprietary colonies except
a. New York
b. Rhode Island
c. North Carolina
d. Maryland
20. A "quitrent" refers to
a. the annual fee paid by settlers to proprietors for the
use of their land
b. the money the English paid the Dutch to cede them
New Amsterdam
c. the tax paid by Englishmen for the right to emigrate
d. one-fifth of a territorial grant
21. The purpose behind establishing the Fundamental
Constitutions of Carolina was to
a. form a federated union of North and South Carolina
b. strike a balance between aristocracy and democracy
c. provide the foundations for permanent proprietary
government in the Carolinas
d. realize John Locke's ideal of popular democracy
22. The terms of the charter granted William Penn
required him to do all of the following except
a. allow appeals to the king from Pennsylvania courts
b. submit laws to the king for approval
c. enforce the Navigation Acts
d. grant the settlers of Pennsylvania complete religious
freedom
23. Which of the following factors did not impede
England's enforcement of imperial policies in the
colonies at the end of the seventeenth century?
a. England's earlier indifference to the colonies and
laxity in enforcing its rule
b. diversity among colonies in original goals, economic
bases, and religions
c. colonists' refusal to recognize the authority of the king
and Parliament over them
d. half a century of virtual autonomy in local matters by
colonists
24. England's mercantilism was resisted most strongly
by
a. Virginians, who wanted to sell tobacco elsewhere
b. the proprietary colonists, whose first allegiance was to
their respective proprietors
c. Pennsylvanians, because the policy was contrary to
their Quaker beliefs
d. New Englanders, whose merchants were competing
with the English for trade
25. Because Charles II was opposed to New England
Puritanism, he
a. selectively enforced the Navigation Acts against
Massachusetts alone
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b. sought reasons to revoke the charter by which the
Puritans had become nearly self-governing
c. garrisoned troops in Massachusetts and severely
limited civil liberties
d. imposed outrageous taxes on all goods bound for
Massachusetts
26. The body known as the English Lords of Trade was
established to
a. mediate between king and colonists on disputed taxes
b. oversee the administration of colonial affairs in the
name of Parliament
c. promote more trade among the colonies, thus
lessening the financial burden on England
d. oversee the administration of colonial affairs in the
name of the king
27. The Dominion of New England was established in
1685-86 in order to
a. foment rebellion in the northern colonies
b. provide a united colonial front against the king's
demands
c. ensure the mutual protection and economic well-being
of several royal colonies
d. consolidate English control over the colonies and
enforce its mercantilist policies
28. In enforcing James II's renewed efforts to bring the
colonies under England's control, Edmund Andros made
the basic mistake of
a. leaving the proprietary colonies out of the new union
he proposed to govern
b. making concessions to the colonists that weakened his
authority
c. forcing arbitrary rules on people accustomed to selfgovernment
d. underestimating the power of the Puritans
29. James II's colonial policies were thwarted ultimately
by
a. the Reorganization Act curtailing Andros' power
b. Increase Mather, who persuaded the Commons to take
over colonial affairs
c. Oliver Cromwell's seizure of power
d. the Glorious Revolution
30. In 1696 Parliament put teeth into the Navigation
Acts by establishing all the following except
a. a regularized customs service
b. a royal governor directly responsible for local
enforcement
c. admiralty courts
d. military contingents in the colonies
31. By the late seventeenth century the elected lower
house of the assembly in the colonies had become in
practice
a. more conservative in upholding colonial rights and
liberties than the royal council
b. the most powerful government branch because of its
sole power to levy taxes
c. secondary to the governor and royal council
d. obsolete, as the governors grew more democratic
32. In general, the English settlers pursued an Indian
policy of
a. economic cooperation for the benefit of both groups
b. conversion of Indians to the English way of life
c. exploitation and extermination of the native
population
d. intermarriage and friendly social intercourse to keep
the native population from allying with the French
33. The Southern plantation system relied heavily on
a. diversified agriculture
b. single, staple crops
c. free trade
d. sharecropping by small farmers
34. During the first half of the seventeenth century the
labor force on most plantations consisted mainly of
a. English men and women who sold themselves as
indentured servants
b. Spanish, French, and Dutch immigrants
c. African slaves
d. captured American Indians
35. The major cause of Bacon's Rebellion was
a. the frustration of former indentured servants unable to
advance economically
b. Virginia's imposition of a tax on the purchase of land
c. the ill treatment of black slaves in Georgia
d. British imposition of a tax on all exports leaving the
colonies
36. Compared with plantations in the West Indies,
Southern plantations were
a. about the same in conditions of labor and family life
b. dissimilar in that labor was less arduous and family
life more respected
c. similar in the conditions of labor imposed, but less
destructive of family life
d. similar in allowance made for family life, but less
demanding in terms of labor required
37. Compared with Anglican ministers in England, the
temporal powers of Puritan officials in New England
were
a. similar
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b. significantly smaller
c. generally greater
d. greater in some ways and lesser in others
38. After 1648 the franchise in New England was
available to
a. free adult churchgoers, regardless of religion or sex
b. Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers, but no other
Christian sect
c. free adult males
d. owners of at least fifty acres of land
39. Because of the vastness of back country areas,
organized religion came to depend less on a parish
structure and more on
a. the family as the basic religious unit
b. itinerant missionaries (circuit riders)
c. individual interpretation of the Bible
d. county judges who also performed religious services
40. The only connection between church and state in
most colonies was
a. the right of clergy to curtail moral offenders' political
rights
b. the right of church officers to confirm officeholders
c. government tax support for churches
d. an honorary seat in the assembly for church heads
41. The Great Awakening of 1740 refers to a religious
revival that stressed
a. divine providence
b. predestination
c. the experience of conversion
d. all of the above
42. The effects of the Great Awakening included all
except
a. the undermining of the position of the clergy
b. a split in Calvinism between Old Lights and New
Lights
c. the growth of religious diversity
d. increased respect for the education and learning of the
ministry
43. At least at the beginning the Great Awakening was
out of step with Enlightenment philosophy in that it
a. gave primacy to the emotions, not reason
b. encouraged trust in tradition, not experience
c. stressed experience, not deductive reasoning
d. sought to promote religious belief, not atheism
44. Literacy was high in the colonies because
a. most colonists lived in cities where reading was
essential to existence
b. free public education was looked upon as the
cornerstone of democracy
c. education was highly valued in England, the homeland
of most colonists
d. most colonists were Protestants who believed Bible
reading was required for salvation
45. Which of the following statements best characterizes
higher education in the colonies?
a. The sons of the wealthy upper class were the only
beneficiaries of the system.
b. Its sole purpose was to train a learned ministry.
c. A wide network of colleges produced liberally
educated members of all professions.
d. Democratic beliefs fostered an anti-intellectualism and
distrust of higher learning.
46. The English philosopher John Locke had lasting
influence on the colonies through his
a. belief that the basic natural law of society is conflict
b. argument that people were born with innate moral
values
c. theory that everyone possessed the natural rights of
life, liberty, and property
d. justification of absolute monarchy
47. The man who best exemplified the Englightenment
in America was probably
a. George Whitefield
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Jonathan Edwards
d. James Oglethorpe
48. The Albany Congress of 1754 proposed the
establishment of an intercolonial council that would
a. do all of the above
b. handle colonial military affairs
c. supervise Western territories
d. raise revenues by taxation
49. The most divisive issue among the colonies in the
pre-Revolutionary era was
a. the proper response to English taxation measures
b. the problem of slavery
c. maintenance of colonial status
d. distribution of Western territories and settlement of
the Indian problem
50. In evaluating the significance of the French and
Indian War, the British made the mistake of believing
a. the Indians would stand for wholesale seizure of their
lands
b. the French would never be a power in North America
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c. Americans were hopelessly divided and militarily
weak
d. the colonists were ready for armed rebellion and must
be watched closely
51. How did the colonists react to the proclamation of
1763 forbidding expansion beyond the Appalachians?
a. They sought out Indian and Spanish alliances,
anticipating future military confrontations in the Ohio
Valley.
b. They sent delegations to the king with a "humble
petition" to abrogate it.
c. They immediately formed committees of
correspondence to rally colonial opinion against it.
d. They ignored it, thinking it unenforceable.
c. violence
d. a boycott
57. The real significance of the Stamp Act Congress in
1765 was that it
a. represented the first united colonial action against
England based on a fundamental political and
philosophical agreement
b. showed the colonists' fundamental philosophical
disagreement among themselves on whether Parliament
had the right to tax the colonies
c. alerted king and Parliament to the revolutionary
atmosphere in the colonies
d. raised the cost of a First Class stamp to .34 cents.
52. The program instituted by George Grenville, First
Lord of the English Treasury, was designed to
a. encourage colonial economic independence from
England
b. reduce the colonies to a state of bankruptcy
c. deal with England's financial problems by raising
revenues from the colonies
d. extract war reparations from the colonists for their
refusal to participate in the French and Indian War
58. Why did the colonists finally reject the idea of
sending representatives to Parliament?
a. They thought acceptance would be tantamount to
admitting Parliament's power to tax them.
b. They knew it would only be marking time before a
final break became necessary.
c. Their representatives would only sit in on debates, not
vote.
d. They were philosophically opposed to the Whig and
Tory factions in Parliament.
53. Which of the following acts was not included in
Grenville's new colonial program?
a. the Stamp Act
b. the Currency Act
c. the Quartering Act
d. the Tea Act
59. Outside New England a leading spokesman against
England's new colonial policy was
a. Sam Adams
b. Patrick Henry
c. James Otis
d. John Locke
54. Some colonists perceived in the Grenville program
an attack on their right to
a. the pursuit of happiness
b. alter an oppressive form of government
c. property
d. trade and barter
60. "Townshend's folly" refers to
a. the sending of a British expeditionary force to the
colonies to quell opposition to the Stamp Act
b. a proposal that England sever relations with the
colonies before it became embroiled in a disastrous land
war
c. a new series of revenue-raising taxes passed after the
repeal of the Stamp Act
d. an attempt by the English prime minister to reorganize
the Massachusetts government in order to suppress
opposition
55. In 1765 most Americans were willing to make the
political concession to England that
a. virtual representation of the colonies in Parliament
was better than no representation at all
b. Parliament had some right to tax the colonies to raise
revenues
c. the king had powers that not even Parliament could
curb
d. Parliament had legitimate authority to pass legislation
for the good of the empire, but not to tax
56. American reactions to the Stamp Act of 1765
included all except
a. an intercolonial meeting
b. threats of independence from England
61. The Boston "massacre" was probably provoked by
a. British soldiers firing into an innocent group of
colonists
b. a crowd of colonists who were harassing a group of
British soldiers
c. Samuel Adams, who was planning an attack on Castle
Island
d. a group of customs commissioners who were taunting
a British soldier
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62. Reacting to the British repeal in 1770 of all duties
except the one on tea, the colonists
a. settled into a more easy relation with Britain
b. called the First Continental Congress
c. staged a symbolic protest against the remaining tea tax
d. conceded that Parliament had the right to tax them
63. In Common Sense Thomas Paine argued for
a. dominion status for the colonies
b. colonial independence and republicanism
c. loyalty to the king rather than Parliament
d. colonial representation in Parliament
64. The main cause of the Regulators' revolt in 1771 was
a. the British attempt to enforce the proclamation of
1763
b. a dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania over
Western land
c. New England's discontent with the continuing tea tax
d. back-country North and South Carolinians' resentment
against high taxes and fees and corrupt government
65. The Gaspee affair proved to be significant because it
a. convinced England of how dangerous it was to push
the colonists too far
b. led England to concede the colonists' right to trial by a
jury of their peers
c. led to the establishment of channels for concerted
action by the colonists
d. had all of the above effects
66. Which of the following was not one of the
Intolerable Acts of 1774?
a. the Massachusetts Government Act appointing rather
than electing the council
b. a more oppressive Quartering Act
c. the Administration of Justice Act bypassing local
juries
d. the Tea Act increasing the power and profit of the
East India Tea Company
67. The First Continental Congress of 1774 passed
resolutions calling for all except
a. a formal declaration of independence if the Intolerable
Acts were not repealed
b. a ban on all trade with Great Britain until the acts
were repealed
c. outright resistance to the series of Intolerable Acts
d. denial in principle of Parliament's right to taxation but
allowing some regulation of colonial trade for the good
of the British Empire
68. America's first acting national government was the
a. First Continental Congress
b. Stamp Act Congress
c. Second Continental Congress
d. Confederation Congress
69. Least favorable to a complete break with England
were the
a. Western settlements
b. Southern colonies
c. New England colonies
d. Middle colonies
70. The Declaration of Independence relied on the
philosophy of John Locke in affirming all except
a. the origin of government in the consent of the
governed
b. the obligation of any people to overthrow a
government that infringed on its citizens' natural rights
c. the supremacy of the legislature over the executive in
government
d. life, liberty, and property as natural rights
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Establishing the Republic
Multiple Choice (50 Points)
Mr. Hertel
October 2001
Choose the letter that BEST answers the question or completes the sentence.
1. During the Revolutionary War many of the colonists
sympathetic to England
a. were rounded up and transported to the West, where
they could not aid the British
b. stayed on unmolested in the colonies because they
constituted such a large percentage of the population
c. migrated to Pennsylvania, where they were sheltered
by the Quakers
d. fled and had their properties confiscated
2. The turning point in the war that led to the FrenchAmerican alliance was the Battle of
a. Yorktown
b. Valley Forge
c. Trenton
d. Saratoga
3. Which of the following was NOT a provision of the
Franco-American alliance?
a. both parties would commit themselves to the
independence of the United States
b. France would renounce all future claims to English
territory on the continent of North America
c. France would create an eastern front of war in Europe
d. neither France nor the United States would make
peace with England without the consent of the other
4. The American peace commissioners negotiated
independently with England when they realized that the
French
a. were secretly negotiating with Britain on their own
b. intended to divide America's Western territories with
Spain
c. wanted the area west of the Mississippi
d. wanted Florida
5. In the territorial settlements guaranteed by the Peace
of Paris (1783)
a. France gained all the territory east of the Mississippi
and south of the thirty-first parallel, except Florida
b. the United States won independence and the
Northwest Territory
c. Spain won control of Florida and Gibraltar
d. all of the above provisions were agreed to
6. After the American Revolution laws forbidding the
further importation of slaves were passed
a. only in New England
b. only in the North
c. in most of the colonies, North and South
d. only in democratic frontier settlements
7. All of the following political developments took place
in the Experimental Period EXCEPT
a. reduction of property requirements for voting
b. creation of one-house legislatures in most states
c. establishment of republican state governments
d. limitation of state governmental powers by written
bills of rights
8. Massachusetts drafted its constitution by means of a
convention because of a belief that
a. the legislature would not include a bill of rights to
protect the people
b. extralegal means were required to abolish an already
existing, duly constituted government
c. a legislative creator of a constitution could also break
it
d. special interests in the legislature would draft a selfserving document
9. Many Americans distrusted a central government for
their country because
a. they remembered the mistakes Parliament had made in
governing the colonies
b. they thought it would invite the distrust of other
nations still ruled by monarchs
c. they believed the system of republican state
governments should be balanced by an alternate form of
central government
d. they thought their country too large to maintain
adequate controls over a central legislature
10. Under the Articles of Confederation Congress was
denied the power to
a. force obedience from the states
b. regulate trade
c. levy taxes
d. do all of the above
11. One serious structural weakness of the Articles was
the
a. requirement that every decision be by unanimous vote
b. failure to specify the term of office for representatives
c. requirement that a quorum of states be present for all
decisions
d. lack of a separate executive department
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12. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant
because it
a. revealed the main weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation
b. set a precedent that would guide policy makers in
their handling of Western territories
c. was the first document in American history that dealt
with the question of slavery
d. established an important precedent for the rights of
squatters on public lands
13. A continuing source of friction between the United
States and Great Britain, even after the Revolution, was
a. Great Britain's refusal to accept the economic
independence of the United States
b. the unwillingness of the United States to trade with
Great Britain
c. British support of the French against the United States
d. Great Britain's retention of trading posts and military
garrisons in the Northwest
14. The Jay-Gardoqui meeting in 1785 on the disposition
of the Southwest Territory was significant because it
a. precipitated a sectional confrontation that threatened
the continuance of the Union
b. set a pattern of friendly Spanish-American relations
that would last a century
c. gave the United States badly needed new markets,
thus guaranteeing its economic survival
d. opened the southern Mississippi Valley to American
trade and travel
15. The original purpose for convening state delegates at
Annapolis, Maryland, in 1786 was to
a. replace the Articles of Confederation with a new
constitution providing for a strong central government
b. constitute a court to mediate the various sectional
disputes that had arisen
c. argue the issue of dissolving the Union
d. consider extending congressional power to regulate
commerce
16. Shays' Rebellion in the winter of 1786-87 proved to
be important because it
a. demonstrated that the East's essentially mercantilist
policy toward the West would no longer be tolerated
b. made many Americans realize that their present form
of government could not adequately protect their
property
c. showed that New England merchants were serious in
their intentions to force their section out of the Union
d. indicated the need to redistribute land more equally in
America
17. A major obstacle encountered in trying to draft a
new constitution in 1787 was
a. rivalry among the states
b. the absence of key leaders needed to swing sentiment
c. lack of talent and experience in government among
the delegates
d. the inability of the delegates to agree that a new
constitution was necessary
18. The Great Compromise of the 1787 Constitutional
Convention solved the problem of congressional
representation by
a. granting each state two representatives to the Senate
but basing representation in the House on each state's
population
b. guaranteeing an equal number of Northern and
Southern states in Congress at any given time
c. establishing a popularly elected Senate and House of
Representatives both based on state population size
d. giving the larger states greater influence in the Senate
and smaller states disproportionate influence in the
House
19. One power forbidden the federal government by the
new Constitution was that of
a. maintaining a standing army
b. making laws binding on state courts
c. borrowing money
d. levying export taxes
20. Changes or amendments to the national Constitution
after its adoption by elected state conventions
a. could be made only by calling another convention of
states
b. could be passed by a majority of Congress
c. required approval by two-thirds of both houses of
Congress and three-fourths of the state legislatures
d. could be passed by a majority of state legislatures
21. In analyzing the new Constitution, James Madison
argued that
a. the Constitutional Convention had exceeded its
authority in drafting this document
b. the system of checks and balances envisioned in the
document was not adequate against tyranny
c. because the Constitution recognized and protected
divergent interest, tyranny was unlikely to arise
d. even if the document proved the foundation for
tyranny, Americans always retained their right to revolt
as a check
22. Washington's closest adviser in the early months of
his Administration was
a. John Adams
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. James Madison
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d. Thomas Jefferson
23. In assuming the office of President, George
Washington faced all of the following problems
EXCEPT
a. making the new government respected at home and
abroad
b. overcoming American distrust of executive power
c. clarifying the line of demarcation between the
executive and legislative branches
d. gaining the trust of Congress as he had of the
American people
24. Madison wrote the Bill of Rights, the first ten
amendments to the Constitution, because he believed
a. it would provide an additional check on the legislature
and form the basis for popular resistance to tyranny
b. it would help him in his election campaign for the
Senate
c. the Constitution gave too much attention to the
protection of merchant interests and not enough to the
common people's rights
d. the amendments would win popular support for the
Republican party and damage the Federalists
25. The chief beneficiaries of Hamilton's programs were
a. Southern farmers and planters
b. Northern merchants and creditors
c. Western speculators
d. large, populous states
26. What effect or effects did Hamilton believe his
programs would have?
a. They would generate investment capital for industry.
b. They would restore the national credit.
c. They would strengthen the national government.
d. They would do all of the above.
27. The significance of the dispute over the National
Bank was that it
a. raised the issue of a strict versus loose construction of
the Constitution
b. caused the first severe rift between Congress and the
President
c. was the first instance in which the issue of state
nullification of federal laws arose
d. provided the Supreme Court with its first test of
constitutionality of a law
28. Jefferson and Madison believed that the federal
government should depend on and support the interest of
a. merchants
b. creditors
c. producing classes, particularly the farmers
d. manufacturers
29. As a result of Washington's proclamation of
neutrality in 1793
a. England restored trade relations with the United States
b. France broke off diplomatic relations with this
country
c. both France and England started seizing American
ships
d. Jefferson announced his resignation as Secretary of
State
30. The British antagonized the Americans in the 1790s
by
a. refusing to recognize the rights of neutral American
shipping
b. stirring up the Indians
c. seizing American ships
d. doing all of the above
31. The most important gain for the United States in John Jay's
Treaty of 1795 was the
a. English promise to give up its Northwest posts
b. ceding of Maine to this country
c. English promise to end impressment of American sailors
d. English acceptance of American's definition of neutrality
32. The Pinckney Treaty was significant because
a. Ohio was secured from the Indians
b. the Mississippi River was opened to trade for the United
States
c. the area now constituting Kentucky and Tennessee was
ceded to the United States
d. Spain finally recognized American independence
33. A major political development unforeseen by both
advocates and opponents of the Constitution in 1787-89
was the
a. establishment of an executive taxing power under the
"necessary and proper" clause
b. rise of a landed aristocracy helped by Hamilton's
homesteading policies
c. rise of organized national political parties competing for
public office and popular support
d. degree to which the congressional "power of the purse"
would hamper the President in foreign affairs
34. The Pennsylvania "whisky rebellion" against payment of
the federal excise tax was significant in that it
a. showed that the strong local opposition could force reversal
of federal policy
b. turned public opinion against the Federalists and helped
many Republicans into office
c. reaffirmed states' rights over federal sovereignty
d. was the first use of federal troops to quell a potential
rebellion by American citizens
35. In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against
partiality for foreign countries and
a. political parties
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b. military power
c. states' rights
d. sectional divisions
e. both a. and d.
36. Because of the weakness in the constitutional provisions
for electing the President, the election of 1796 resulted in
a. the succession of a President and Vice President of different
parties
b. a deadlock in the Electoral College and the selection of the
President by the House of Representatives
c. the election to the Presidency of a man who electors had
intended to be Vice President
d. the succession to the Presidency of a candidate who had
received a minority of popular votes
37. Most of the policies of the first part of the Adams
Administration were the product of cabinet decisions
controlled by
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
d. Thomas Pinckney
38. The XYZ Affair, in which three French ministers
demanded a bribe as the price of negotiating with
American officials, precipitated
a. payment of the bribe and conclusion of a new treaty with
France
b. undeclared sea warfare with France
c. a witch hunt for French sympathizers in this country
d. a formal treaty of alliance with Great Britain
39. The purpose behind passage of the Sedition Act in 1798
was to
a. restrain enemy aliens in time of war
b. gag Republican opposition to Federalist programs
c. test the constitutionality of the First Amendment
d. stir sectional conflict to the benefit of the Federalist party
b. brought a temporary halt to the development of a two-party
system in this country
c. gave a practical legitimacy to the two-party system in this
country
d. was the first election in which parties did not divide along
sectional lines
43. President Jefferson felt that the party system of
government that had developed in the United States was
a. a temporary expedient for uniting the people against a threat
to republican institutions
b. a necessary evil caused by irreconcilable philosophical
differences
c. a positive good that his administration would actively
encourage
d. a perversion of government that could only be controlled by
severe restrictions like the Sedition Law
44. Upon assuming office, Jefferson filled government posts
with
a. common people who had little or no training in government
b. a broad spectrum of people from all sections, parties, and
stations in life
c. upper-class men of the same party affiliation as he
d. an equal number of Federalist and Republican career
bureaucrats
45. Jefferson's flexible attitude toward Federalist programs
was reflected in all EXCEPT
a. Republican maintenance of the United States Bank until
1811
b. continued refunding of the national and state Revolutionary
War debts
c. encouragement of American shipping
d. renewal of the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1801
40. In an effort to void the Alien and Sedition Acts, Kentucky
and Virginia
a. petitioned President Adams for a redress of grievances
b. submitted the first test of the constitutionality of a federal
law to the Supreme Court
c. threatened armed rebellion if the laws were not repealed
d. asserted the right of states to judge the constitutionality of
federal laws
46. One respect in which Jefferson's financial policies differed
from Hamilton's was that
a. Jefferson, unlike Hamilton, thought excise taxes were a
legitimate way to raise revenues
b. Jefferson believed that the public debt should be paid off,
not increased
c. Hamilton relied solely on the National Bank to handle
federal funds, while Jefferson gave a role to state banks as
well
d. Hamilton favored only manufacturing and banking interests,
while Jefferson encouraged commercial and agricultural
interests as well
41. In the final analysis, the Adams Administration may be
said to have benefited the nation by
a. attempting to repress the growth of political parties
b. healing the breach between France and the United States,
thus preventing a disastrous war for this country
c. filling the federal courts with loyal Federalists, thus assuring
some continuity between administrations
d. exaggerating the difference between Federalists and
Republicans, thus allowing the nation a clear choice
47. In an effort to reduce Federalist influence in the judicial
branch, Jeffersonian Republicans did all of the following
EXCEPT
a. abolish the judgeships filled by Adams' midnight appointees
b. instigate impeachment proceedings against a Supreme
Court justice
c. appoint Republicans to the bench wherever vacancies arose
d. pass a new Judiciary Act requiring the election of all federal
judges
42. Politically, the election of 1800 was significant because it
a. signaled the death of the Federalist party
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48. How successful was the "Revolution of 1800" in
improving the condition of blacks?
a. The revolution did not affect blacks, who remained the
victims of slavery and discrimination.
b. Blacks made significant political gains when Jefferson came
to power.
c. Blacks made some economic progress, but most remained in
servitude.
d. Blacks made neither economic nor political gains, but at
least the slave trade was halted.
49. Before the area beyond the Appalachians could produce
cash crops, a solution had to be found during Jefferson's
Presidency to the problem of
a. irrigation
b. British claims to the territory
c. transportation to Eastern markets
d. organization of the territory politically
50. The transfer of the Louisiana Territory from Spain to
France angered Westerners because
a. France threatened to cut off American use of New Orleans
as a port
b. Spain had promised the United States the territory
c. France's alliance with Great Britain put two formidable
opponents on this country's Western border again
d. the United States had a solid claim to this territory because
of the expeditions of Zebulon Pike
51. The terms of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 included all
EXCEPT
a. transfer to the United States of the area including the
Mississippi River and its tributaries on the east to the
Rocky Mountains on the west
b. inclusion of the Washington-Oregon territories in the West
and Spanish West Florida in the South
c. payment of $15 million by the United States to France
d. a guarantee of religious freedom to French Catholics living
in Louisiana
52. Much of the opposition to the Louisiana Purchase came
from
a. New England Federalists
b. Westerners
c. land speculators
d. the Republican party
53. In purchasing Louisiana, Jefferson violated his principle of
a. maintaining a strict line between the powers of the
executive and the legislature
b. staying clear of the internal politics of Europe
c. putting agricultural interests above commercial interests
d. strictly interpreting the Constitution
54. When the Barbary pirates harassed American vessels in
the Mediterranean in 1801,
a. Congress declared war against Tripoli
b. Thomas Jefferson grudgingly paid tribute to Tripoli
c. an undeclared war with Tripoli was fought for several years
d. Thomas Jefferson strengthened the navy but no fighting
occurred
55. Underlying the naval incident involving the American
frigate Chesapeake was the
a. British attempt to prevent American goods from entering
the French West Indies
b. British practice of stopping American ships to look for
deserters
c. French attempt to enforce a blockade of British ports
d. Spanish desire to regain the port of New Orleans
56. Jefferson persuaded Congress to pass the Embargo Act in
1807 in order to
a. weaken the power of the Federalists by striking an
economic blow at the party's main supporters-shippers
b. prevent the United States from becoming involved in war
with Britain and France
c. keep British warships out of American waters
d. tip the balance of power in Europe in favor of Britain by
closing French ports to American trade
57. The Embargo Act was repealed in 1809 because
a. it had succeeded in forcing concessions from the British
b. the naval war between England and France ended
c. the act had aroused the hostility of both merchants and
farmers
d. Federalists had gained control of Congress
58. The strongest critics of the War of 1812 were
a. Western farmers
b. Southern planters
c. expansionists
d. New England merchants
59. The War Hawks differed from earlier Republican party
members because they
a. were motivated more by the principle of nationalism than
state rights
b. favored merchant rather than agrarian interests
c. drew their strength from the North and East rather than the
South and West
d. were pro-British rather than pro-French in their foreign
policy pronouncements
60. The Indian rebellion that took place before the War of
1812 was led by
a. Black Hawk
b. Chief Joseph
c. Tecumseh
d. Pontiac
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